so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
everybody; every last one of them; all
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
overconfident; presumptuous
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
by means of; due to; because of; according to
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
genius; prodigy; natural gift
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ten-year-old; ten year old
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
... years old; age (of) ...
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
independent action; acting alone
to be conspicuous; to stand out
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
many; much; plenty; hardly
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
pride; dignity; self-respect